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Butterfree

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Butterfree

Scarlet & Violet

Journey Together · #3 · Rare · 2025

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Market reference

$0.21

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
3 / 190
Release year
2025
Rarity
Rare
HP
120
Subtype
Stage 2
Evolves from
Metapod
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
satoma
Pokédex #
12
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
60 damage
60 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Stage 2
Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Butterfree plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
  • Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Metapod first).
  • Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.

How to beat Butterfree

  • Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
  • Gust it before the evolution is set up.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
3.45 copies on average · 20 decks
Match win rate
35.4%
-11.8 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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About this card

HP: 120Type:GGrassSubtype: Stage 2Evolves from: Metapod

"It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest."

GScale Hurricane — 60×

Flip 4 coins. This attack does 60 damage for each heads. If at least 2 of them are heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Weakness:R×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

13

ran Butterfree

Tournaments scanned

303

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Butterfree

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Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Holofoil$0.01$0.23$40.00$0.21$0.10
Reverse Holofoil$0.14$0.49$35.00$0.48$0.48

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.05
7-day average€0.11
30-day average€0.10
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.09
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.13
Reverse holo 7-day€0.24
reverseHoloSell€0.33
averageSellPrice€0.07
Reverse holo 30-day€0.29
Reverse holo trend€0.18

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Butterfree is real?

Butterfree is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Butterfree worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Butterfree is $0.21; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Butterfree from?

Butterfree is from the Pokémon set "Journey Together" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Butterfree?

Butterfree is a Rare card in the Journey Together set.